QUEENSLAND RACING

STEWARDS REPORT


Toowoomba Turf CLUB – Saturday, 6 March 2010

WEATHER - Showery TRACK RATING - Good 3 (Cushion track ) RAIL - True
PENETROMETER READINGS – N/A

OFFICIALS

Stewards Panel Chairman: W Booshand
J Childs, L Carvosso, R Hitchener, L Morrison

Clerk of Scales- Club

Judge- Club

Veterinarian – Dr J Caldwell-Smith

Swab attendants – A Jones R Burchman

Bookmakers Supervisor- D Bishop

Starter - T Woodham R Boxsell

Stewards Secretary – W Ostrofski


SUPPLEMENTARY REPORTS:

Stewards spoke to apprentice Melody O’Brien as to the reasons why she was late on course for her ride in Race 1. After hearing her explanation, stewards took no action expect to remind her that all riders should be present in the jockeys’ room 45 minutes prior to their race.

FROM TTC 20.02.10 (Race 4): C. Eaton, the rider of THREE CHANCES, was fined the sum of $200 under AR. 137A(5)(a)(i) and (ii) for her whip use on that runner prior to the 100m.

FROM TTC 27.02.10 (Race 5): P. Wolfgram, the rider of BLARE, pleaded guilty to a charge under AR. 137A(5)(a)(i) for his whip use on that runner prior to the 100m. After taking into account P. Wolfgram’s record and previous offences under this rule, stewards suspended his licence to ride for a period of 7 meetings, to commence at midnight on Saturday, 6 March 2010, and expire at midnight on Friday, 19 March 2010. In addition, stewards fined jockey Wolfgram the sum of $500.

From TTc 27-02-10.
App N yamada was reprimanded under AR137A-5 for his use of the whip as the rider of AUDIOLA in Race 2.;l

From TTC 1-03-10.
Stewards today interviewed licensed Track work rider Gemma Daley as to the reasons for her failing to comply with the direction of the Stewards and giving a misleading statement to a Queensland Racing Official when being questioned about a financial matter arising from her working arrangements in central Queensland .Stewards questioned M/s daley at lenght and subsequently severely reprimanded her with the proviso that she adhears to the arrangement set out by Queensland racing .(AR 175 (p) )



Race 1: DAMIEN COONAN ELECTRICAL CLASS 3 H’CAP – 1200M
1st – Often Wrong 2nd – Mirabeau 3rd – Verridon 4th – Wedding Lily

Track temperature: 23 degrees celsius

CAMPHOR (A. Best) was slow to begin.

Shortly after the start MIRABEAU (C. Maund) shifted in taking CAMPHOR inwards.

SECRET REQUEST (N. Tomizawa), which was slow to begin, was hampered by OFTEN WRONG (K. Yoshida), which began awkwardly and jumped inwards and MY FIRST LADY (A.Taylor) which jumped out.

Nearing the 900m TELL’EM IT’S EASY (R. Goltz) had to be steadied off heels when overracing.

MIRABEAU, AVAGO (P. Spry), MY FIRST LADY and OFTEN WRONG raced wide in the middle stages.

CAMPHOR was held up momentarily from the 250m when attempting to secure an inside run.

Race 2: KENNEDY SPANNER LAWYERS CLASS 4 H’CAP – 1050M
1st – Afleet Boy 2nd – Lady Primera 3rd – King Of Spirit 4th – Ulmarra

Track temperature: 24 degrees celsius

KING OF SPIRIT (C. Spry) was slow to begin.

On jumping away WORTHY (A. Best) was tightened for room between RAMA KAHO (W. Clasholm) and LADY PRIMERA (P. Wolfgram), both of which shifted ground.

PATCH’S EXPRESS (L. Henry) and DIASCO (J. Letherby) were tightened at the start between MONASHEE DIVA (S. Egan), which jumped in, and WINDS OF FIRE (R. Goltz), which jumped out marginally.

Leaving the 900m WINDS OF FIRE rolled in, momentarily hampering BRAIN EXPLOSION (I. Coombes).

DIASCO, RAMA KAHO and LADY PRIMERA raced wide in the middle stages.

RAMA KAHO raced wide rounding the home turn.

Race 3: ST JOSEPHS COLLEGE CLASS 6 PLATE – 1625M
1st – Wooroorooka 2nd – Don Vito 3rd – Argenteum 4th – Just A Classic

Track temperature: 23 degrees celsius.

MAKE MINE CASH (A.Taylor) was slow to begin and overraced approaching the 1400m and continued to do so rounding the 1300m turn where it shifted wider on the track and continued to overrace until approximately the 900m.

DON VITO (C. Maund) jumped out at the start making contact with WOOROOROOKA (A. Best).

COURSE HE’S CANNY (C. Eaton) hung out rounding the 1300m turn.

BODY DOUBLE (N. Evans), SOMEWHERE SAFER (A. Nicholls) and ORHTAC (B. Thomson) raced wide throughout.

Approaching the 400m REIGN READY improved on the the heels of STREET SIGN (P. Wolfgram) and had to be steadied.

Leaving the 200m DON VITO was tightened for room by SOMEWHERE SAFER, which was attempting to take a tight run to the inside of GRAND COMMANDER (G. Geran). A short distance later GRAND COMMANDER rolled in, further tightening SOMEWHERE SAFER, which was steadied and lost ground. Stewards advised both G. Geran and A. Nicholls, the rider of SOMEWHERE SAFER, to exercise more care in similar circumstances.

Following the race, stewards interviewed both A. Taylor, the rider, and licensed trainer R. Kirwin, with regard to the performance of MAKE MINE CASH, due to the fact that Mr Kirwin had reported to stewards before the race that he intended to have the horse ridden forward. After viewing the video and taking into account the horse’s fractiousness in the barriers and also the explanation put forward by jockey Taylor as well as the stewards’ observations, stewards noted the comments and took no action. However, stewards advised jockey Taylor that they were of the opinion that her judgment in riding the horse was below that which would be expected of a senior rider.

Race 4: ST THOMAS MOORES SCHOOL CLASS 1 H’CAP – 1000M
1st – Silver Scholar 2nd – Snippets Secret 3rd – Reign Ready 4th – Street Sign

Track temperature: 20 degrees celsius.


EMDAYL was a late scratching at 6.00 p.m. by order of the stewards acting on veterinary advice after the gelding shifted a plate and was pricked by a nail. As this horse was scratched prior to the commencement of betting, no deduction was ordered.

TORYMEMAN, which broke through the barriers and delayed the start for 3 minutes, was declared a late scratching at 6.38 p.m. by order of the stewards. Stewards advised trainer R. Wilkins that TORYMEMAN must obtain 2 barrier certificates before it is permitted to start again on the condition that the horse goes to one barrier jumpout and one official barrier trial. On the announcement of correct weight, stewards ordered that all monies invested on TORYMEMAN be refunded, with deductions of 5 cents in the dollar on the face value of win tickets and 6 cents in the dollar on the face value of place tickets to apply.

ROBSON (N. Evans) reared as the start was effected and began awkwardly, losing ground. Trainer G. Banks was advised that ROBSON would be required to obtain a further barrier certificate prior to its next start.

EASY ROLLING (C. Spry) jumped out at the start hampering REIGN READY (M. O'Brien).

EASY ROLLING and DANZARI (M. Abe) raced wide throughout.

WIDE BAY (M. Dorrington) dropped his whip at the 200m.

Race 5: WEST STREET DENTURE CLINIC QTIS TWO-YEARS-OLD MAIDEN PLATE – 1000M

After notifying connections and interviewing all riders and the starter as to the circumstances surrounding an incident whereby the barrier gates due to an electrical malfunction were not released by the starter , Stewards acting under the provisions of AR. 139, declared Race 5 a no race and ordered that all monies invested on the runners be refunded in full.

On jumping away, P. Wolfgram (WHISPRIAN) became awkward and slid off his mount, sustaining no injury.

Race 6: EASTERN WELL SERVICES CLASS 1 PLATE – 1625M
1st – Spiral Galaxy 2nd – Fizzy 3rd – Pure Act 4th – Paper Weight

Track temperature: 20 degrees celsius.

Stewards were approached by Mr J. Dawes, the trainer of BUSKER and WINABELLE (Race 7), with a request to scratch both horses due to the inclement weather conditions and his concerns for the horses’ wellbeing. Stewards questioned Mr Dawes at length with regards to his reasoning and in this interview trainer Dawes stated that BUSKER had been acting very peculiar in the hours leading up to the race meeting and he believed that the horse would not race well and therefore sought late scratching. With regards to WINABELLE, he stated that the horse was having its first start on this track and even though it had trialed on two occasions he believed that the prevailing weather conditions were not suitable for this horse to have its first start. Stewards drew to trainer Dawes’ attention that the weather conditions have been forecast for some time and that he had had every opportunity to withdraw his horses prior to the scratching deadline if he had wished. Stewards denied his application to scratch both horses and instructed him that both horses must be on course by the required time. Stewards also had the horse BUSKER vetted prior to the race to ascertain its suitability to race and the Club veterinary surgeon cleared the horse to take its place in the field.

FIZZY (A. Best) and FEISTY (P. Spry) were slow to begin.

Shortly after the start FLIGHT LORD (W. Clasohm) shifted out, tightening KEY VENDOR (P. Wolfgram) and BUSKER (M. O'Brien) on to HOPE OF SEVEN (G. Geran), which rolled in.

FLIGHT LORD, PAPER WEIGHT (N. Yamada) and HOPE OF SEVEN raced wide in the middle stages of the event.

Rounding the home turn FEISTY shifted out to obtain clear running taking WILLSEEYOU (N. Tomizawa) wider on the track.

Leaving the 400m PURE ACT (R. Hinricks) was held up for clear running for a short distance.

Nearing the 100m FEISTY rolled in under pressure, resulting in BUSKER, which was improving, having to alter course to the inside to obtain clear running.

A post-race veterinary examination of JONDY IGGY (A.Taylor), which tailed off over the final stages of the event, revealed no abnormalities.

As Trainer M. Kropp had left the course, stewards will interview him at a later date regarding the poor performance of HOPE OF SEVEN.

Race 7: JEFO AUSTRALIA MAIDEN PLATE – 1050M
1st – Crème Latte 2nd – Hail King Dayl 3rd – Eventual 4th – Sars Mario

Track temperature: 19 degrees celsius.


LADY KINTALK (M. O’Brien) was slow to begin.

WINABELLE (W. Clasohom) jumped out at the start, tightening SARS MARIO (G. Geran).

EVENTUAL (P. Wolfgram) jumped in at the start, making heavy contact with AMPERES (M. Abe) and becoming unbalanced.

Shortly after the start TIA’S CHOICE (A.Taylor) was tightened for room and lost ground between MISS BENTLY (C. Spry) and SKYIELD (J. Letherby), which shifted in.

TIA’S CHOICE and MISS BENTLY raced wide throughout.

On straightening at the 300m SARS MARIO shifted wider on the track, taking TIA’S CHOICE wider on the track.

Trainer J. Dawes was advised that WINABELLE, which bled during the event, will be barred from racing for 3 months and must satisfactorily gallop 1000m in front of stewards before being permitted to resume racing.


ALL WINNERS WERE SENT TO BE SWABBED



STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY
Toowoomba Turf Club – 06.03.10



Summary of action concerning licencees

Fines
From TTC 20.2.10: C. Eaton - $200 – Whip use - AR.137A(5)(a)(i) and (ii)
From TTC 27.2.10: P. Wolfgram - $500 – Whip use - AR.137A(5)(a)(i) and (ii)

Suspensions
From TTC 27.2.10: P. Wolfgram – Whip use – AR.137A(5)(a)(i) and (ii) – 7 mtgs (m/n 06.03.10-m/n 19.03.10).

REPRIMANDS.
App N yamada -use of whip -AR137A-5
Track work rider -G Daley- A175 (p)

Adjourned inquiries
Race 6. HOPE OF SEVEN – M. Kropp to be interviewed regarding performance

Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses

Horses swabbed – all winners


Bleeders
Race 7. WINABELLE – 3 month bar – AR. 53A


Warnings/bars
Race 4. TORYMEMAN – broke through barriers, late scratching – 2 barrier certificates
Race 4. ROBSON – barrier certificate

Summary of rider changes/Late notifications
Race 5. PLUM DUFF – A. Erhart; ASIDE – A. Best

Late scratchings

Race 4. EMDAYL – 6.00 p.m. – veterinary advice; TORYMEMAN – 6.38 p.m.




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